Mold for tiles



June 24, 1930.

G. w. FISHER ET AL MOLD FOR TILES Filed April 23, i928 2 sheets-sheet 1 l FEE. /4 Z9 Z9 I /5/ i? 3 K /5 FTSE.

Jne 24,v 1930. G. w. FISHER ET AL 1,768,045

y MOLD FOR TILES Filed April 23, 1928 2 Sheets-Shea?l 2 @a w W555i@ 'arr @.HenrSOn Patented y.linie 24 y i GARFIELD FISHER? ANDCYARL, e. nlenientson,y or ANDERsomfINDIANA, AsslGNoias 'ro THE NATIONAL-,Trijn 'fooivtrnivv,A or L:AND1135x019,' INDIANA, A ooBroRATIoN j y i or] oHIo f y i fap'pncafion 'mea sp1-ii 23,

Our invention relates to kmolds for tiles and it is an object ofthe invention to provide-l a mold or die whichl will in lone operation press or form the tile into shape and bevel the edges of the same, all as will be hereinafter more particularly described 1 and claimed.` y. s, l'

Referring -to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof and onwhich lsimilar reference charactersfindicate similar parts,

Figurel is a top plan view of the bottom Figure 4, a bottom plan view of the upper movable member of the mold,y f

Figure 5, a sectionon the line 5`5 ofFig-fV ure 4, and

Figure 6, a ure1. l s, I

In the drawings referencev charactervlO indicates-a supportupon' which is mounted an outerstati'onaryvframe or die box 11 held in position byy bolts 12. Y Y y Within the outer die boxj11 is mountedA an inner frame or die box 15 whichis normally supported 'with its upper surface yflush with section on,y the line 64-6 of f the upper surface of the Iouter Vdie Abox 11.

y posed a helical spring 17 'hav-ing an inverted f The inner die `'box is of substantially hollow` v rectangular form'and extends at opposlteV sides over the spring retainer members 13, 1

which are fixed to the underside of the outerk die box by means of screws 14g The 'retainer members'13 are providedwith vertical recesses or pockets 16'k in each 'of which is discup or cap 18, Figure, which telescopes Y over the spring into the recess or pocket 16 and engages the under side of the inner diel box 15 holding it in the abovementioned ele-y vated position. In order to limit the upward movement of the inner die boxunder theten-V sion of the spring 17, an elongated member 19 is fastened at each'end by meansv of screws ,M9215 FORTILES Y `Y 19281' seria Np. A272,202;r

20"onf the' under side of the inner die box and l suchelongated member has a lateralexten- 'sion 21 at each endfwhichprojectsibeneat the o uter'di'ev box and 'forms a stop."l

f The innerdie box 15' incloses a die orlower plunger y22 whichv Ahas its upper surface formed forgiving the proper' impression to thel'material 23, such rdie being attached to a supporting block 24 upon which it is mount; ed lby means of screws 25. The supporting block '24 is 'secured upon -a backingI plate26" by means of screws v27,'said"baclringvplate prisesan edgingv strip 128 arranged in theform of a'hollow rectangle over the Yinner die box '15. rlhe edging strip 28 is fprovided with a longitudinal vgroove 28f'whi`ch1form's an exit 'for air compressedby the action of the pressQ being mounted upon the lower movable mem n A! die plate' 29 is supported inwardly of the edging strip and both the edging strip and die plate are secured to la vbackingplate 30 the press.

Acarried by thel upper ram or plunger of In operation at -flush with the top of thejstationary die box 11, and: itis-held thereby the action of the the' beginning of the Press Y lstroke as shown in Figure'2, the lowerpunch helical compressionspringil acting against 'i the bottom of the inner box, the lateral eX# .tensions or stops 21 rresting* against the under side of the-outer stationary die box 11. Ma#

terial tofbefoperated upon vis supplied upon thelowerdie member or plunger 22 and as the upperv die member or plunger descends t (see Figure 3) it enters the outer stationary die box with the edging stripv fitting snugly within the same, and the inner box or'die Vmember 15 is forced down against the com pression ofthe springs 17. VThe tile'is thus v formedbetween the :upper andv lower g die members, the inner wallsof the inner box Aand the beveled edges of theedging strips.4 Any air e'scapingifromthe upper part of the form is forced along the narrow spacebetween the l 1 inner box'y and edging strips Aintol the channels 28V in said strips.l The upper die member `of the press now ascends, the compression sprlngsforcing the inner box to lts Y' original position'V as at the beginning 4of its eration.

Y vention ,what We claim as Vnew andvde'sire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s: Y 1

stroke, and the lower punch ascends, ejecting tile from the inner box, and again Ydescends to original position, which completes the op- -It will be obvious to those Vskilled in theart that various changes maybemade in our de'.` vice without'departing from the spirit of the invention, and We, therefore, doV not limit "ourselves to what is shown in thedravvings and described in the specificatlon, but only as Y set forth in the appended claims.

Havingthus fully Vdescribed our said in.-

.1. mold or die fertile, comprising means for. pressing the--tile-into kshape and for 'simultaneously shaping the edge of the-tile,

saidy means comprisingan inner box and an outer box, upper and lower die members, a mitered frameA around the upper Vdie member movable Within' the outer box, yandl springs y holding the inner box against said frame,

subst antially v as set forth.

ing opposed movable die members,a casing about one of the movable members adapted to define the length and breadth of the tile, a co-operating movable member having a rim which projects over the casing, and yielding supporting means forsaid casing, said rim lbeing provided with a" longitudinal depres- K sion for permitting the escape of entrapped gas, substantially as set forth'.

In Witness whereof, Wevliave Y our'hands'and seals at Anderson,Madison County, Indiana, this 21st day ofpril, A. Dinineteen hundredandtWenty-eight. v Y y GARFIELD W. FISHER.

'' 'CARL G. HENRIKSON.

. V2..T'he'1combinationfin arnold or die for.'

forming tile, ofastationary box., a movable framewithm saldfbox, a diememberreclprocably mounted AWithin said frame, a co-operae tiveopposed die member movable; into said Y box and adapted, to move the'frame relative i Y 'sa v tothe box, substantially asset forth. f

3. TheA combination-in a `mold orhdie for formingV tile, `of `a' stationary box, a movable frame within saidbox, a die memberzrecip- Y rocably mounted Within said frame, aco-op-` erative :opposed l die member movable' into said box and' adaptedto move the frame rela? A tive to the b'ox,said co-operative opposed die member being provided With an edging strip around its periphery for shaping thefedge of thetile, substantially as set forth. The'combination in armold or die for forming tile, of a stationary box, a movable frame Within said box, a die member reciprocably mounted Within said frame, a 'co-Voperative opposed die member movableV into said boxfand' adapted to move theframe "relagr' i' tive'V to thebo'x, said co-operative'opposed `die member being provided With an ,edgingfstrip around itsf'periphery; for shapingthe edge of i' the tile, said edging` strip having a longitudif, nal groove for permittingthe escapeof air,

substantially as set forth. v

5. A machine Vfor forming tiles compris# ing Yopposed movable Vdie, members, a casingk 

